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FIFA snaps up World Cup films
World soccer’s ruling body FIFA has snapped up the rights to the official films of all the World Cups from 1954 through to 1990, sportbusiness.com can reveal.
Olympic decision – Crooks resigns over Toronto bid
Charmaine Crooks, a former Olympic middle-distance runner, resigned abruptly from the IOC's ethics commission on Friday in a dispute over her role in Toronto's bid for the 2008 Games.
Olympic decision – Beijing bid shows politics still permeates sport
International sports leaders like to pretend to others, if not themselves, that sport is blissfully removed from politics.
Decision on Olympic venue 2008 from 3pm BST tomorrow
sportbusiness.com will be reporting from Moscow tomorrow, giving you up-to-the-minute news on the chosen city to host the 2008 Olympic Games.
Marseille face relegation and G14 suspension
Debt-ridden Olympique Marseille and Toulouse could be relegated next season on financial grounds, the head of the French National Soccer League (LNF) said on Friday. If the club fails to win its appeal, it will also be suspended from the influential G14 group of top European soccer clubs.
365 Corp reports loss on increased turnover
London stock exchange-listed 365 Corp has reported a loss of £16.9 million ($23.9m) for the year ended 31 March 2001, under-performing by nearly £5m ($7.1m) on consensus forecasts.
Olympics 2008: Turkish Olympic chief blasts IOC report
Turkey's Olympic chief looks disdainfully upon the report that may crush Istanbul's bid to host the 2008 Olympics.
Leeds United to issue gate receipt bonds
Institutional investors gave the thumbs up to Leeds United’s plans to raise £50million ($70.4m) by securitising the income from its ticket sales to finance the construction of a new stadium.
China defends human rights record
Beijing officials defended China's human rights record on Wednesday but conceded it faced a challenge persuading world opinion that the Chinese capital should stage the 2008 Olympic Games.
Tour de France traffic lifts Eurosport.com
Eurosport.com, the European sports portal, has reported record figures for it's online coverage of the Tour de France - registering over two million page impressions daily for the three-week event (July 7-29).
Real claim transfer ‘default’ is ‘misunderstanding’
Spanish soccer giant Real Madrid has hit back at claims it has defaulted on a transfer payment – saying it has all been a ‘misunderstanding’.
Chinese consortium wins Hanoi stadium contract
A Chinese-led consortium has won the contract to build a new stadium in Hanoi, Vietnam, as the venue for the 2003 Southeast Asia Games.
Indianapolis looks to serve up masters series
Organisers of the Indianapolis Championships want to bump the men's tournament up to Masters Series level - just one below Grand Slam status.
SA Free channel wins 2002 world cup rights
South African terrestrial channel e.tv has secured the exclusive TV rights to the 2002 FIFA World Cup in South Korea and Japan.
World anti-doping agency to move to Montreal
The World Anti-Doping Agency will locate its permanent headquarters in Montreal, with the aim of improving the credibility and effectiveness of its war on the use of drugs in sports.
Pay dispute threatens world cup campaign
Australia's top soccer players are threatening to boycott a World Cup warm-up match against France because of unpaid bonuses.
Sportal finally secures funding
European internet sports network Sportal has finalised a new round of funding for its operations, which the company envisages will see it through to profitability in early 2002.
2002 World Cup rights too high, say french broadcasters
Negotiations over the French TV rights to the 2002 World Cup have stalled because rights holders the Kirch Group have set the price too high, a French newspaper has reported.